Johne's Disease

Subcommittee on Johne's Disease (reports to Cattle and Bison).

The purpose of the Subommittee on Johne's Disease is to facilitate communications between key stakeholders in an effort to provide the United States Animal Health Association with recommendations to control and eventually eradicate Mycobacterium paratuberculosis from the United States.

Presentations

2017

2015

Reports

Resolutions

2014

Resolution 8: Assess Johne's Disease Fecal Check Test Performance

2012

Resolution 8: SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH ON MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES IN ANIMALS

2011

Resolution 12: NATIONAL VETERINARY SERVICES LABORATORY CERTIFICATION FOR DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT LABORATORIES
(See proposal).

Resolution 13: A MULTI-STATE INITIATIVE FOR MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES IN ANIMALS

2009

Resolution 1: PROGRAM STANDARD REVISION WITH UPDATED HERD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

2008

Resolution 4: National Johne's Disease Demonstration Herd Project

Resolution 5: Strategic Plan for Johne's Disease

2007

Resolution 35: National Johne's Disease Demonstration Herd Project

Resolution 36: Milk ELISA Testing for Johne's Disease

Resolution 37: Strategic Plan for Johne's Disease

Resolution 38: Milk ELISA Testing for Johne's Disease in the National Program

2006

Resolution 11: Indemnification to Eliminate Cattle Confirmed Positive forMycobacterium Avium Paratuberculosis (MAP)

Resolution 12: Quantitative Bulk Tank Milk Tests for Detecting Johne's Disease

2005

Resolution 19: Distribution of Johne's Funding in FY 2006

Resolution 20: Production of Johnin Purified Protein Derivatives at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories

2004

Resolution 01: New National Johne's Disease Dairy Herd Prevalence Study

Resolution 21: Updated National Johne's Disease Control Program Strategic Plan

Attachment to Resolution 21: National Johne's Disease Control Program Strategic Plan - July 2004

Publications

The Johne's Committee helps produce the "Johne's and Beyond" CD-ROM as well handbooks for use with Johne's Control programs.

See the USAHA Publications page for pricing and more information about the Johne's Publications.

The National Johne’s Working Group (NJWG)

2010 NJWG Update: The National Johne’s Work Group (NJWG) met during the 2010 Annual Meeting of the U.S. Animal Health Association. The focus of the meeting was on producer initiatives to address the disease in light of federal program funding cuts. The following are slides used in presentations to the group, followed by a meeting summary.

More about Johne’s Disease and other Mycobacterial Diseases http://mycobacterialdiseases.org/